Mona Fastvold

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Mona Fastvold
Born (1986-03-07) 7 March 1986 (age 38)
Occupation(s)Actress, filmmaker
Years active1998–present
Spouse Sondre Lerche (2005–2013)
Partner Brady Corbet (2012–present)
Children1

Mona Fastvold (born 7 March 1986) [1] is a Norwegian filmmaker and actress. She is known for directing the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014) and The World to Come (2020). [2] She has also directed music videos for several musicians, most notably her ex-husband Sondre Lerche.

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Career

Fastvold co-wrote the screenplay for The Childhood of a Leader and the story for Vox Lux with Brady Corbet, who directed both films.

Fastvold had a minor role in The Other Woman. [3]

In 2020, Fastvold directed an adaptation of Jim Shepard's short story The World to Come into a film of the same name, starring Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby.

Personal life

In 2005, Fastvold married musician Sondre Lerche. [4] They divorced in 2013. [5] [6] Since 2012, Fastvold has been dating actor and director Brady Corbet, whom she met on the set of The Sleepwalker. Their daughter was born in 2014. [7] [8]

Filmography

As actress

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2003Capo Nord
2008Fault LinesHelenshort film
2009 The Other Woman Soniaas Mona Lerche
SnapshotsEveshort film; as Mona Lerche
2011MatchJacquelineshort film; as Mona Lerche
2013The Thing IsRachelshort film
2018 Vox Lux
Television
YearFilmRoleNotes
1997AsyletGryTV series; 1 episode
1998NiniVibekeTV series; 1 episode
1999SmørøyetTV series; 1 episode
2006 Hotel Cæsar Daphne FlaaTV series; 65 episodes
2020HomemadeTV series; 1 episode

As filmmaker

YearTitleNotes
2014 The Sleepwalker Director, co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet)
2015 The Childhood of a Leader Co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet), co-producer
2018 Vox Lux Co-screenwriter, co-story writer (with Brady Corbet)
2019 The Mustang Co-screenwriter (with Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and Brock Norman Brock)
2020 The World to Come Director
2023 The Crowded Room TV Series; Director (3 episodes)
TBA The Brutalist Co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet)

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